Junior Club Championships

The Junior Club Championships are all about giving youngsters the opportunity to play more hockey. Playing with or against their peers and friends is great fun and gives clubs an opportunity to nurture their talent.

There are three age groups in each gender. Knockout competitions run through the season – a Tier 1 and Tier 2 Championship and a Plate at each Tier respectively apart from U16 Tier 1.

In both genders, the age groups are Under 18 (BU18 / GU18), Under 16 (BU16 / GU16) and Under 14 (BU14 / GU14).

The new format for the Boys and Girls U16 Tier 1 competition run last season will continue in 2024-25. This combines the Tier 1 Supra Leagues and Tier 1 knockout competitions run previously. The competition is aimed at strong junior teams, clubs should consider if it is the right competition for them, as an alternative, teams can enter into the U16 Tier 2 Championship and Plate competition. Teams either play Tier 1 or Tier 2.

In the U14s and U18s Teams will be able to enter at either Tier 1 or Tier 2 – the Tier they enter must be the same Tier at which they play in the Area Leagues. There will then be a Plate for each Tiered Championship, which will allow early round losers a second opportunity to go for glory and gives teams a minimum of two games.

Areas also run local league competitions at different Tiers. If you are unsure who to contact about your Area please email junior.competitions@englandhockey.co.uk.

In 2025 we will again run U14 Tier 1 Supra Leagues based on qualifiers from Area Tier 1 leagues run between September and December.

Specific Championships dates have been allocated in the calendar to help with prioritising activity and ensuring players are available to meet as many of their commitments as possible.

Player Eligibility 

• Players must not have reached the relevant age in the season of the competition. For example in the Under 14 Championships players must be born on or after 1 September 2010.
• Players can play in the Junior Championships for a different club to their Saturday Adult League club but can only play for one junior club. Further eligibility regulations are included in the competition regulations – see useful documents.  

Entries into the 2024-25 EH Junior Championships is now open, via this link

For queries, contact the England Hockey Competitions Department; junior.competitions@englandhockey.co.uk